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.......... in      the      depths     of      may. ..........
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«......... imagine if  you will, a  lush  blueberry .........«
;«........ spruce  forest, with  rolling hills  and ........«;
*;«.......          knee-deep underbrush.           .......«;*
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§$*;«..... the ground is  soft.  leaves  in all  of .....«;*$§
£§$*;«.... the  seven stages  of  decomposition are ....«;*$§£
#£§$*;«...   packed loosely together... sometimes   ...«;*$§£#
##£§$*;«.. there are  rocks.  bigger boulders  peek ..«;*$§£##
###£§$*;«.            out of the hills.             .«;*$§£###
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#£§$*;«... there could be, somewhere in  the depths ...«;*$§£#
£§$*;«.... of it all, a crevice filled with  water. ....«;*$§£
§$*;«.....   bird cherries at the edges, dipping    .....«;*$§
$*;«...... their long fingers beneath the  surface. ......«;*$
*;«.......    water lilies, maybe. the water is     .......«;*
;«........  yellow-green with pollen, and insects   ........«;
«.........     are swarming above the surface.      .........«
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..........        water striders, mosquitos,        ..........
..........         back flies, crane flies.         ..........
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*;«....... in  this   case   we   would  use  deet, .......«;*
$*;«...... or diethyltoluamide as it's also called. ......«;*$
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£§$*;«.... deet should  be  applied  to  your skin. ....«;*$§£
#£§$*;«... you should cover all skin that is to  be ...«;*$§£#
##£§$*;«.. exposed to air.  it's ok to get  some in ..«;*$§£##
###£§$*;«. the  eyes.  rub  until it  feels  right, .«;*$§£###
##£§$*;«.. until the  skin feels good. let it  soak ..«;*$§£##
#£§$*;«...                    in.                   ...«;*$§£#
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§$*;«.....       you've now become poisonous.       .....«;*$§
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